Visual Displays of Qualitative Data to Advance Patient Centered Outcomes Research [Methods Study], United States, 2015-2020

Data collected from interviews and group discussions, called qualitative data, can help researchers understand people's experiences, values, and cultures. But large amounts of qualitative data can be hard to show in a way that's easy for people to understand.
In this study, the research team created charts called ethnoarrays. These charts use color coding to show individual stories and overall patterns in qualitative data. The team wanted to learn whether ethnoarrays were useful and easy to understand.